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Venue: Superbowl XXXI (1997) (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
Band: The Blues Brothers (Elwood, Zee and Mighty Mack)
Type: TV Appearance
Description: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Super Bowl XXXI was the 31st Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game was played on January 26, 1997 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana following the 1996 regular season.
The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots, 35–21. This was the Packers third overall Super Bowl victory, and their first one since Super Bowl II. The Packers also extended the league record for the most overall NFL championships to 12.
The halftime show was titled "Blues Brothers Bash" and featured actors Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, and James Belushi as the Blues Brothers. The show highlighted blues music and also had performances by the rock band ZZ Top and singer James Brown, nicknamed "The Godfather of Soul".
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